Curtain-rod holder.



W. W. WALSH.

CURTAIN ROD HLJIER.`

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2o, 1911.

@y4825 o Patented Oct. 7, 1913.

INVENTOR WITNESSES: I

WALTER W. WALSH, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN-ROD HOLDER.

App1icaton led March 20, 1911.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known thatl I, VV'ALTER W. VVALsH, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Pittsburgh, in the county of Alleglieny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Curtain-RodHolders, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to curtain rod holders, and it has for its objectto provide a device of this character that shall be readily adapted foruse with rods of different diameters and lengths and be susceptible ofsuch adjustment as to support the rod at any desired distance from thecasing of a window, within wide limits.

A further object of my invention is to provide a holder of suchconstruction as to permit a curtain to hang directly from and at bothsides of it without interference with or injury to the fabric.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a plan view of a holderconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a view, mainly inside elevation but partially in section, of the holder shown in Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line III III of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 2 but showing a modication. Fig.

5 is an end elevation of the rod-gripping devices shown in Fig. 4.

Referring first to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, 1 is a supporting member, the formand dimensions of which are not material to my invention but, as hereshown, is formed of strap metal and comprises a horizontal part 2 havinga longitudinal slot or groove 3, an inclined brace arm 4 and twovertical end portions 5 and 6 to be fastened by nails or screws to awindow casing. rIwo curved, downwardly projecting arms 7 and 8, forreceiving and gripping a curtain rod (not shown), are respectivelyprovided with lateral projections 9 and 10 having longitudinal slots 11and 12 that are vertically above the slot or groove 3. In order to guidethe parts 9 and 10 and clamp them to the part 2, I provide the latterwith a screw stud 13 that projects through the slots 11 and 12 and isengaged by a clamping nut 14. It will generally be found desirable toprovide another means for guiding the parts 9 and 10. As here shown,such guide is an integral tongue 15 on the part 9 that projects throughthe slot 12 and into the slot or groove 3. Guides of dif- Specication ofLetters Patent.

Patent-ed Get. 1913.

Serial No. 615,498.

ferent form and location may, of course, be employed, if desired. I havealso shown the horizontal portion of the part 4 as provided withintegral lips 16 that are bent into proximity to the edges of the parts2, 9 and 10 and inwardly above the part 9, in order to serve as guidesand to impart greater rigidity to the structure, but these parts are byno means essential.

It will be understood from the illustra tion and the forego-ingdescription that the rod-embracing arms may be adjusted horizontallyover a considerable range and be securely clamped in any position towhich they may be adjusted, and that they may be relatively adjusted toaccommodate them to rods of different diameters. So far as the firstnamed adjustment is concerned, the parts 9 and 10 may be regarded as asingle member and, in fact, may be a single member. l

Referring now to Figs. 4 and 5, the parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13 and 14 are,in all essential respects, like the corresponding parts shown in Figs. 1and 2. In this form of my invention, the lateral projection 17 of thearm 8 is provided with a guide tongue 18 to engage the slot or groove 3and with integral brackets or ears 19, between which are located twopins 20 and 21. The pin 20 constitutes a hinge pin for the arm 7 and thepin 21 constitutes a support for a spring 22 that serves to hold the arm7 in its normal rod-grasping position but permits it to turn upon itshinge pin for the purpose of admitting a rod between it and the arm 8 orproviding space for a rod of larger diameter. I have here shown theparallel parts of the members 2 and 4 as fastened together by a rivet 23for increasing the rigidity of the struct-ure, and it will be understoodthat the corresponding parts shown in Fig. 2may be fastened together inthis manner if desired.

It will be noted that a pair of holders constructed in accordance withmy invention may be used in conjunction with a rod of any desireddiameter and length (within wide limits) to suspend curtains thecombined widths of which are equal to or greater or less than the spacebetween the holders. If the combined widths of the curtains are greaterthan the space between the holders, the arms 7 and 8 will receive andsupport the rod and the portions of the curtains which surround it andthe spaces between their lower ends will permit the curtains to hangfreely from the rod.

I desire it to he `understood that variations in form, dimensions ormaterialsl that do not materially change the mode of opera-4 tion orresult are within the spirit and scope of my invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with a pair of cur-ved, -downwardly-projecting,rod-.embracing arms havingslotted vlateral projections7 vone .of saidyprojections having a guidepiece. to -coplerate with thev slot. inytheother, ;of a supporting .1nemher.p,rovided. with integral ,guideclipsand a slot to-receive said guidev piece and Vwith a singlemeansvfor clamping .said lateral .projections gin-any .position to whicheither.or both of theminayheadusted.

2. T he combination with. a pair of curved,

- said projections having a guide piece that cooperates with .the slotin .theother projecv tion, of a snpportingmember .providedwith lintegral guidesand witha.s1otto..receive .waidly-projecting,rod-embracing arms Aand one of them having a1 guide lpiece to coper- -1ate-.with the slot in ,the other,4 of asup- .portinggmernher havingaslot .to receive fsaidf guide .pieceand clipsV toembrace the '.edges.,of the slotted '.strips, .a screw'. stud .mounted .infsaid member andprojecting l:through the..slots in. .saidystrips,- and.l a. nut

for said screw stud to. engagetheouter tace ,off the: upper.A strip.

2 In testimony -whereoi' I have1 .hereunto subscribedmy nameths 17 thday ofMarch, 1911. 'Y

l 'WALTER WV. xWALSH.

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